Hundreds of individuals have preordered a special Florida license plate for the late artist Jimmy Buffett. The “Margaritaville” plate became available for preorder on October 1. As of October 21, statistics from the Florida Department of Highway Safety and Motor Vehicles revealed that 777 persons had preordered it.
“the proceeds from sales of the Margaritaville License Plate will support Singing for Transformation, created by Jimmy Buffett, to benefit Florida nonprofits helping victims of hurricanes and other disasters,” according to the Margaritaville site. Vouchers for the Margaritaville license plate are $33. The payment is non-refundable unless the plate does not meet the presale requirements. “A fresh specialty plate in Florida must sell at least 3,000 presale vouches before the new specialty plate will be produced and made available,” according to the FLHSMV website.
According to data, it is the fourth most popular license plate in the state. It is currently available for presale, after only Biscayne Bay, Inter Miami CF, and Protect the Gopher Tortoise. The most popular license plate preordered in Miami-Dade County is Biscayne Bay, which has 1,286 sales.
This could be because the county could eliminate plate costs, allowing the Miami Foundation to use the profits for Biscayne Bay conservation and education projects. “I’m grateful for a kind donation from the Brady Hunter Foundation, allowing us to fulfill statewide circulation demands sooner and split license plate vouchers to people passionate about climate and environmental resilience,” according to the county’s website. Inter Miami CF follows with 229 sales, which the team says will go “in the direction of the Inter Miami CF Foundation and will be used directly for community programming in South Florida, particularly on youth enrichment initiatives to benefit underprivileged and at-risk kids in our community.”
